Erschienen in:
06.01.2020 | Concise Research Report
Women’s Reports of Dense Breast Notification Following Mammography: Findings from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey
verfasst von:
Thomas B. Richards, MD, Sabitha Dasari, MBBS, MPH, Susan A. Sabatino, MD, MPH, Jin Qin, ScD, Jacqueline W. Miller, MD, Mary C. White, ScD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 7/2020
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Excerpt
Increased breast density (defined as radiopaque areas on a mammogram from heterogeneously or extremely dense breast tissue) is identified in about half of women undergoing digital mammography screening exams.
1 Increased breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer and can mask breast cancer.
2 From 2009 to 2019, 36 states enacted laws to require information on increased breast density in mammography reports.
3 The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
4 included a question about dense breast notification only in 2015. …